Topic: THAT FABLED STREET (Read 13657 times)

John G. · « **Reply #90 on:** September 06, 2022, 06:03:44 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on September 06, 2022, 05:22:14 AM

I think the only grindhouse movies I ever saw were the Troma films like The Toxic Avenger.

Loved me some Troma. Surf Nazis Must Die, class of Nuke ‘Em High and the Toxie flicks.

singdaw · « **Reply #91 on:** September 06, 2022, 06:03:49 AM »

Four.

John G. · « **Reply #92 on:** September 06, 2022, 06:03:52 AM »

Four!

singdaw · « **Reply #93 on:** September 06, 2022, 06:04:41 AM »

I don't know from this genre of films, or the terminology.

singdaw · « **Reply #94 on:** September 06, 2022, 06:04:59 AM »

Guess I'd better do me some research.

singdaw · « **Reply #95 on:** September 06, 2022, 06:05:33 AM »

I have to be on camera today.

singdaw · « **Reply #96 on:** September 06, 2022, 06:05:44 AM »

But I'm not going to shower.

singdaw · « **Reply #97 on:** September 06, 2022, 06:05:57 AM »

My hair will just have to suffice as it is.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #98 on:** September 06, 2022, 06:12:58 AM »

I was possibly in a couple of grindhouse theaters during college years in Cleveland. On my earliest visits to NYC then, friends and I walked the 42nd Street block, marveling at the plethora of movie houses and sidewalk attractions, but we didn't go in to any of them. Also in those days, we were naïve enough to not even sense any danger or the true degradation of the area. It was just another big city adventure to walk among it all. I loved NYC and that was just part and parcel of it. I would also have just seen films like Midnight Cowboy and others depicting the area, and it would have been exciting for that reason, too. Sadly, I'm sorry I don't have any solid grindhouse experiences or memories to relate.

singdaw · « **Reply #99 on:** September 06, 2022, 06:15:32 AM »

I walked from Grand Central to the Broadway district along 42nd street on my own at about 11 years old. This would have been in the mid 1970s.

I was slightly shocked by it all, but never felt in danger. Perhaps I should have.

singdaw · « **Reply #100 on:** September 06, 2022, 06:16:10 AM »

In breaking news, the supermarket was selling Special Edition pretzels in the shape of footballs.

singdaw · « **Reply #101 on:** September 06, 2022, 06:20:47 AM »

What WILL they think of next?

John G. · « **Reply #102 on:** September 06, 2022, 06:27:38 AM »

I did enjoy both film halves of Grindhouse, the movies that Quentin Tarrantino and Robert Rodriguez made.

John G. · « **Reply #103 on:** September 06, 2022, 07:33:18 AM »

A lull.

John G. · « **Reply #104 on:** September 06, 2022, 07:33:39 AM »

Wordle in 6, Phoodle in 3

John G. · « **Reply #105 on:** September 06, 2022, 07:34:29 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on September 06, 2022, 06:16:10 AM

In breaking news, the supermarket was selling Special Edition pretzels in the shape of footballs.

Satan carbs come in many shapes and sizes.

singdaw · « **Reply #106 on:** September 06, 2022, 07:38:11 AM »

Ain't THAT the truth!

singdaw · « **Reply #107 on:** September 06, 2022, 07:38:17 AM »

Word.

singdaw · « **Reply #108 on:** September 06, 2022, 07:38:37 AM »

A LLUL is a LULL spelled backward.

singdaw · « **Reply #109 on:** September 06, 2022, 07:39:02 AM »

If you see someone without a lull, give them one of yours.

singdaw · « **Reply #110 on:** September 06, 2022, 07:39:53 AM »

And if you see a gullible lull, well... don't take advantage.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #111 on:** September 06, 2022, 08:01:58 AM »

Quote from: John G. on September 06, 2022, 06:27:38 AM

I did enjoy both film halves of Grindhouse, the movies that Quentin Tarrantino and Robert Rodriguez made.

Yes. Saw it at the theater. Great fun. There was even a halfway decent audience as I recall.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #112 on:** September 06, 2022, 08:26:30 AM »

Sorry DR JOHN G I bought you nothing.

However I did find a box fan still in the box for $9.99 at Goodwill. I had been looking for one to move the air around in the living room but new ones at WalMart were $38.88.....

And it works! It is now blowing the air around in the living room as if it were born to the task. LASKO.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #113 on:** September 06, 2022, 08:27:20 AM »

Well my brother did not go to Kentucky. He is having some minor surgery on Friday morning and they may have to put in a stent in his heart.....so there you are.....

Jane · « **Reply #114 on:** September 06, 2022, 08:35:43 AM »

From John:

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I have made it 90% through Blood Meridian. Cormac McCarthy is a brilliant writer. His descriptions are poetic, the language is transporting. But, OMG, everything is so bleak. The violence is unsettling (as it’s supposed to be), the landscape is harsh and unforgiving. The only relief for some seems to come from alcohol. It’s sheer hell. No wonder I haven’t read him in more than 10 years. I don’t need to subject myself to it.

I have only read The Road, as I feared this would be the case.

Jane · « **Reply #115 on:** September 06, 2022, 08:37:10 AM »

From DR TCB:

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I am quite serious. I kept looking for the fat German kid from WILLIE WANKA to float by.

Jane · « **Reply #116 on:** September 06, 2022, 08:38:27 AM »

HAND VIBES FOR DR TCB!

Jane · « **Reply #117 on:** September 06, 2022, 08:47:41 AM »

Quote from: Dear Lurker Iris on September 06, 2022, 12:55:03 AM

I feel the same way about heat that DR Jeanne does.
I shut myself inside with the AC blasting.
When I lived in Arizona, I passed out on a regular basis. It was 115 degrees most of the summer.

Passing out is not good. No wonder you moved.

Jane · « **Reply #118 on:** September 06, 2022, 08:48:11 AM »

Quote from: Dear Lurker Iris on September 06, 2022, 12:57:31 AM

I worked for an airline back then.
We actually had to close the Phoenix airport one day when temps hit 122 degrees.
There was concern over tires bursting when landing.

Jane · « **Reply #119 on:** September 06, 2022, 08:49:40 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on September 06, 2022, 03:59:03 AM

~~~ LINE-LEARNING VIBES OF ENHANCED STRENGTH~~~ for DR George!!!!

DITTO!

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